He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Without the courage to take risks, one cannot achieve significant accomplishments in life.
- In plain terms
- If you are too scared to take risks, you will not succeed.
- What can you take from it?
- Take risks to achieve your goals.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What risk are you avoiding?
- What would you try if not scared?
Another view
Not all risks lead to positive outcomes.
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